As the Week 9 college football schedule kicks off today, the guys on ESPN’s College GameDay reveal their final picks and predictions for the biggest games across the country.

There are five head-to-head games scheduled today against ranked teams on the same field, including three in the SEC, and one that will determine first place in the standings.

Notre Dame and Navy reunite in a rivalry game full of playoff implications as the ranked Midshipmen look to remain perfect while the Irish hope to avoid a costly second loss when it comes time for the playoff selection.

What can we look forward to when some impactful Week 9 games start on Saturday?

Let’s take a tour of the country and nail down our final picks for today’s biggest games with the help of the analysts at ESPN’s College GameDay.

Notre Dame vs. Navy: Nick Saban, Kirk Herbstreit and Lee Corso take the Irish over the undefeated Midshipmen.

Missouri in Alabama: A unanimous decision in favor of the Crimson Tide over the visiting Tigers in this battle of ranked SEC rivals.

Illinois in Oregon: The same goes for the Ducks against the visiting Illini to remain undefeated and atop the Big Ten standings through November.

Penn State in Wisconsin: Despite the Badgers’ three-game winning streak and improvements on defense, everyone on GameDay is rooting for the undefeated Nittany Lions to keep it that way.

BYU at UCF: Corso takes the Knights to take down the undefeated Cougars at home behind that strong rushing attack at the Bounce House.

Texas at Vanderbilt: Vandy is ranked for the first time in more than a decade and owns that historic win over Alabama, but GameDay is sticking with the Longhorns to avoid that upset.

LSU at Texas A&M: Corso will join the Aggies to eliminate LSU at home and stand alone as the last SEC team to be perfect in conference play.

Washington in Indiana: Nick Saban and Pat McAfee will take the Hoosiers on their historic run, but Kirk Herbstreit and Desmond Howard will join the Huskies in this Big Ten matchup.

Lee Corso’s choice of headgear: Indiana over Washington

Week 9 goes against the spread

College Football HQ instant predictions for week 9 games

Today’s best games you should check out

Texas vs. Vanderbilt

Oregon vs. Illinois

BYU vs. UCF

Miami vs. Florida State

Indiana vs. Washington

The State of Kansas vs. Kansas

Penn State vs. Wisconsin

Alabama vs. Missouri

Ole Miss vs. Oklahoma

LSU vs. Texas A&M

Ohio State vs. Nebraska

Notre Dame vs. Navy

First place votes in brackets

1. Oregon (59)
2. Georgia (2)
3. Penn State
4. State of Ohio
5. Texas
6. Miami
7. Tennessee
8. LSU
9. Clemson
10. The state of Iowa
11. BYU
12. Notre Dame
13. Indiana
14. Texas A&M
15. Alabama
16. State of Kansas
17. Boise State
18. Ole ma’am
19. Pittsburgh
20. Illinois
21. Missouri
22. SMU
23. Army
24. Navy
25. Vanderbilt

More…ESPN top 25 college football rankings for week 9

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